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16-year-old remains in hospital after being shot 4 times

Family says a 16-year-old JCPS student was on his way to play basketball when he was shot Monday afternoon.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EST Dec 7, 2015

16-year-old remains in hospital after being shot 4 times

Family says a 16-year-old JCPS student was on his way to play basketball when he was shot Monday afternoon.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EST Dec 7, 2015

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WEBVTT DONATE TO HIS FAMILY. VICKI: A 16-YEAR-OLD WALKING TO AN AREA COMMUNOT MULTIPLE TIMES. TONIGHT, WHILE PIN TO INVESTIGATE, THAT YOUNG MAN REMAINS HOSPITALIZED. WLKY'S LAUREN ADAMS JOINS US LIVE FROM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH THE VERY LATEST. LAUREN? LAUREN: THE VICTIM WAS SHOT IN THE JAW, THE SHO IN THE SIDE. SEVERAL BONES HAVE BEEN BROKEN, SEVERAL SURGERIES WILL BE NEEDED. BUT TONIGHT, STILL NO ARRESTS IN A CRIME FAMILY SAYS WAS RANDOM. HE IS IN SURGERY THIS HOUR. FAMILY DOES NOT BELIEVE HE WAS THE INTE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO MOVE, MY HUSB. NOW I'M THINKING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE. LAUREN: DEBRA THOMAS WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE HER HOME IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF WEST ST. CATHERINE ST AFTERNOON WHEN SHE HEARD 7 SHOTS. LATER SHE REALIZED ONE OF THOSE BULLETS HAD ENDED UP HITTING HER CAR, COMING TO REST IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THERE I JUST THANK GOD I WASN'T. ANOTHER HEARD THE SHOTS TOO. I JUST HEARD GUNFIRE WHILE I WAS UPSTAIRS, YOU KNOW I WAS UPSTAIRS AND CAME DOWN AND I LOOKED OUT MY SIDE DOOR AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. ACCORDING TO POLICE A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY HAD BEEN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES. FAMILY SAYS THE TE WALKING WITH FRIENDS TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT THE NEARBY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CENTER. HE'S ABLE TO STUMBLE A HALF BLOCK AWAY TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF CALIFORNIA PARK, IT'S WHERE A FRIEND LAYS HIM DOWN ON THE GROUND CALL 911. IT'S SO CLOSE TO WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY, THE SCHOOL IS PLACED ON LOCKDOWN. BISHOP DENNIS LYONS ARRIVES IN ENOUGH TIME TO HELP GET KIDS OFF SCHOOL BUSES. HE SAYS THE LOCATION OF THE SHOOTING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A CHURCH AND THE VICTIM'S AGE IS HARD TO SWALLOW. THESE ARE OUR CHILDREN, SOME OF THEM NO HAVE DRIVING LICENSES. THEY'RE RIDING BICYCLES. LAUREN: DEBRA THOMAS' DAUGHTER, AS IT TURNS OUT, IS 15, ONE YEAR YOUNGER THAN THE VICTIM. AND FOR T DAUGHTER WILL BE STAYING WITH FAMILY. SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT'S TOO DANGEROUS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NOW SO I'M SCARED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXP I GOT TO KEEP HER SAFE. LAUREN: ACCORDING TO THOSE THAT WERE IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING THREE YOUNG BLACK MEN WERE SEEN RUNNING FROM THE SCENE. THE VICTIM MEANWHILE A JCPS STUDEN FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIVE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL,

16-year-old remains in hospital after being shot 4 times

Family says a 16-year-old JCPS student was on his way to play basketball when he was shot Monday afternoon.